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Video Shows NYPD Violently Arresting Bystander in 'Social Distancing' Arrest
As thousands of New Yorkers hit city parks this weekend to revel in warm spring weather, footage of the violent arrest of three people, two of whom were accused of not following social distancing guidelines, has sparked an internal NYPD investigation. The arrests, captured on cell phone video and on security cameras, took place in…
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Tara Reade Says She Feels 'Discounted' by Democratic Party in Wake of Joe Biden Sexual Assault Allegations
In an interview published in BuzzFeed Thursday, former Senate staffer Tara Reade said she feels betrayed by the party she has long supported. Reade, who has accused former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assaulting her in 1993, was responding to the flurry of support Biden has received in recent…
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Joe Biden 'Categorically' Denies Former Staffer Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegations: 'This Never Happened'
Former Vice President Joe Biden personally addressed allegations that he sexually assaulted a Senate aide for the first time Friday morning, in a statement posted to his Medium account and a subsequent sit-down interview with MSNBC’s Morning Joe talk show. “It is not true,” he said. “I’m saying unequivocally it never, never happened.” While his…
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Muslim Lawmakers to Host National Ramadan Celebration Virtually
To celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, lawmakers are hosting a virtual iftar next month to ensure American Muslims can fellowship with leaders in the community safely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Announced today via a press release, the congressional celebration will take place on May 12, co-chaired by Reps. André Carson, Ilhan Omar, Rashid Tlaib…
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Africans in China Say Police Have Told Them to Stop Sharing Stories About Racial Discrimination: Report
A Ugandan woman who filmed a racist encounter at a Guangdong, China 7-Eleven earlier this month says Chinese police officers visited her shortly afterward demanding she delete the video. As BuzzFeed reports, Darasa (who wasn’t identified by her full name to protect her from possible retribution) is one of multiple Africans currently living in China…
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More Than 80% of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 in Georgia Were Black, CDC Reports
As Georgia gets set to reopen more non-essential business this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study finding that more than 80 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients were black. Shared on Wednesday, the CDC study looked at 305 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in eight Georgia hospitals, seven of which were in…
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D'ussé Palooza Severs Relationship With Host Chris Stylezz After Sexual Assault Allegations Surface
D’ussé Palooza, the New York-based festival heralded by Forbes as “America’s Favorite House Party” is cutting ties with its host and curator, Christopher “Chris Stylezz” Samuels, after more than a dozen women came forward accusing him of sexual assault, manipulation and coercion. On Monday night, D’ussé Palooza’s official Twitter account announced that it was “aware…
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Tarana Burke, Stacey Abrams, Weigh In on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Joe Biden
This week, new reporting about Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who accused former Vice President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s, forced the Biden campaign, its surrogates and its supporters to once again confront the polarizing allegations. Among them was former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who is considered a potential…
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Stacey Abrams Makes Her Vice Presidential Goals Clear: 'Black Women Are the Strongest Part of the Democratic Party'
For months, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has played coy on the topic of being someone’s running mate for the 2020 election. But now that former Vice President Joe Biden is the presumptive nominee, Abrams is making her intentions a lot more clear, recently saying she would have concerns if he didn’t pick a…
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Tina Knowles-Lawson Questions Why Georgia Is Reopening Hair Salons Despite Ongoing Pandemic: ‘We Know What Time It Is’
Tina Knowles-Lawson, patron saint of coordinated outfits and mom jokes, struck a serious note on her Instagram the other day as she addressed the potential reopening of non-essential businesses. “I know I’m going to be very candid. I know I’m probably going to get some flak for this, but I don’t really care,” Knowles-Lawson said…
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